New academic year of over 23 million students in photos

September 5 is designated as the first day of the new academic year for students nationwide. In Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, nearly 2.3 million students attend the opening ceremony of the new academic year at 2,900 schools throughout the city.

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is joined by Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son to share the joy of students at the Nguyen Dinh Chieu school for children with disabilities in Hanoi.

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Meanwhile, more than 370 students in Muong Pon, a commune in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien which was recently wreaked by floods, are eager to mark the start of the new school year on September 5.

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Schoolchildren in Ta Leng commune of Tam Duong district in the northwestern province of Lai Chau are taught about the locality’s history and culture before attending the opening ceremony of the academic year.

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Parents take their children to school in Tram Tau highland district of Yen Bai province, which is one of the most difficult areas in the country.

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As many as 45 schools at all levels throughout the mountainous district of A Luoi in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, involving a total of 13,000 ethnic students, jubilantly celebrate the new academic year.

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The mountainous areas of central Quang Nam province welcome thousands of students to begin the new school year. Many students from remote areas are present at schools on September 4 afternoon to prepare for the event the following day.

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Students on the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago, which is Vietnam's first island district in the southcentral province of Khanh Hoa, celebrate the start of the 2024 to 2025 academic year.

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Students in the northern mountainous province of Son La are eager to celebrate the new academic year.

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Tran Quang Phuong, vice chairman of the National Assembly, presents bicycles to 50 poor students in Ba To mountainous district in central Quang Ngai province on the occasion of the new school year.